Google+ (2012)

Ad-free. Clean and spacious. Integrates with other extremely popular Google services, like Gmail chat, YouTube. Can easily download all your account data. Free.

Cons
Doesn't have enough active users to be sticky. No third-party apps other than games.

Bottom Line

Online social network Google+ has updated its design and rolled out a few new and very good features, but because it doesn't offer anything wildly unique or have a critical mass of users, it continues to trail Facebook.

Jill Duffy is a contributing editor, based in Washington, D.C., specializing in productivity apps and software, as well as apps and gadgets for health and fitness. She writes the weekly Get Organized column, with tips...

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